New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-02
FOR GENERAL G. B. FISK
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| CHICAGO, Dec. 1--Thero Is good rcaso, o.,
that Ex-Governor 81. John has relInqBlsbed bls -
lions as Presidential candidate of the Prohibition
In his speech tonight Mr. ST. John said that CO.
| Clinton II. Fisk the man who would lead ~, -
10 victory ~V
| The morning session was called a National Co...
/ cncc Of the Friends Of Prohibition few uo,.s.
wcrc given to ,icvotional exercises and the Rev ~
I A. b. Leonard I'd Ohio read paper on the topic
/ political party With Prohibition its chief Aim q ~,
! only way to accomplish needed rcform.- An =, ~
papers were limited to ten minutes each. and -.
| discussions were confined to fvc-mInnte sre,eA..
| DR.. Leonard called attention TO the growth ~ NJ,
party from 5,c05 In 1872 10 49, 1875 In 1854 go.
90, e63 in 1896. Ifc claimed that tho party 49,
poll 100000 votes In 1888 Samuel Dicke c,.,,se
that the party the incarnation Of the good -.
of the people Of the country, and would 10 rcyuvs
from the two dominant parties Mr. Coison. Of an.
bama, accused the democratic party OF tho yIolsIo.
of Its pledges to tho Prohbiti0nlsts In Georgia
Il. c. Richmond, of Wisconsin, said thar soon
must be raised for the purposes OF the national e,
paign Of next year. All the States he acit,,.s
There singular willingness among Scandinavia.
and Germans to consider the question Of PIshst..
The ProhibiOnists would not, perhaps. placs a Pr
ident In the White House, but they cOald maks n.
question OF Prohibition the foremost question 4.
American politics. heated discussion took plae. !,
this point between Mr.. Chaplin of Wisconsin, and IA.
National Committee, on tho question of representsio.
at the National Convention. Mr.. Chaplin said that Ia
committee had employed the plan used By IA
Democratic and Republican parties to apportion d.t
gates for the nominating convention. lie held thar
such plan would give one State twice the number A
delegation Of another slate when It's Prohibition yo1
was simply nothing He appealed from the action
of tho National Committee and In ther faces demand
ed that th0se present vote to change the appolIoR
mont He ended by moving that tie delegates 10 In
nominating convention DO for each Congressional
District and one ior each 500 voters In tie state
The members of the committee were as badly frisA.
encd as IL a bomb had been thrown on the platform
The ladies would have from the stage had no, d.
icrrck Johnson, who held the gavel prevented them
Every one was yelling and more disordery crowd
was never seen. Delegate Crawhll and ex,
claimed:
"what is the Nationa, Committee forl'
A voice In tho audience replied "FOr our instruc
ton. Cheering for several minutes and cries d
" That's the thIng)
Mr. Craw6ll-The question meant to ask was:
{" What Is the National Committee here for"
A Voice-To confer with us.
Here the uprosr became dcafcning and IT looled q
If tho voice of tho delegate wOuG DO drowned. whsu
he stepped TO the front of the platform. his eyes fash
Ing and MS voice Iitchcd above tho noise, eXclapng:
Il am from IeAas. came nero W SPcaA; Anu
VIII speak!'
Then he said the attack made on the NatioraIcom-
mittec cowardly and unfair -
The National Committee. know, is not infalible'
Ia voice. We know that, too'l but want 10 tell you,
members OF the Prohibition party assembled here hat
the committee has done as well as tho same nuinoes
of men out OF the audience oouid have DONE
Tho delegate sat doTr, and half OF the commhe
along with three iouiths OF the audience arose sa
clamored for hearing. Chairman Johnson singled
Out lady on the front seat, and MADE everybody 81
0OG want to ask just one question: How will ths
women bc represented under this scheme Of tho Wis
A voicc--Don't forget the women
After considerable further discussion Mr. Chapin's
motion was carried 1t was decided ny inc commiuee
to hold the convention I'm Indianapolis
In secret session by the committee the Chapn propo
son rejected. aud the order remains a. ri nrs'
adopted Mr. Chaplin threatens To make an effort to havs
the rank and file OF the rehioouists unite and elees
their delegates for the coming convention upon the OASIS
ed by him and approved by conference to-day
Mr. Chsplns idea is that the DELEGATES nns elected
should the seats OF the present officials when the
National Convention Of the Prohibition party assemblies
at Indianapolis.
A NEW MOVEMENT AGAINST THE KANSAS LAW.
TOPEKA KAN Dec. Tho Anti-Prohbitionlsts OF the
State are greatly encouraged by the defeat OF Prohibition
in Atlanta Ca, well as by Its defeat In oesse aa1
Texas II is rumored here that strong Anti-Prohbon
marty will soon be organized throughout the state ms
marty will devote all its efforts to electng an Anil
prohibition Legislature. Tho state Temperance Union
evidently thinks that there Is danger in tas ar TOT"
has issued strong address II Is urged 10 tue aa"cs.
that the friends OF prohibition maintain thelr Guy anu
neghborh0od organZatisns. ana VI thess W a. oca "a
have been allowed to down. they should be a. QUE
vived; that mestngs be regularly held III eaaicnss
schooIhsuses. grange halls and ether csnvessn. pssS
Tor tue OF the benefits OF total anu
the evils Of liquor-drinking ana lquorsshins
DRAM SHOPS TOO MANY IN MONTREAL
MONTREAL, Deo LIN this city there are LOO saioonA
and drinking places of all kinds one for every lso
persona men, and children How large this num-
ber is will be 1t is stated that there are only
saGsns Of all kinds in the city Of Toronto The best
class OF citizens now being aroused TO the enormy Oh
licenses costly and harder to obtain As the law
sasds now man mas only II, 20 ob ss taI csnss and the
people OF dsrcr in which he proposes to sell nqusf
have practically no redress
LOCAL OPTION FAVORED IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS Dec 1.-The growth OF the temperance sen
tmeut In this city has been marked In the last lew years
ami the meeting OF many influential citizens the oAef
night agtats the subject OF local option 10 arac0s
general attention. There are number OF extreme pro
In the CITY, but they admit that there's
hope of the immediate success OF prohiouon IN
Louis Tho hope OF tho temperanee cause mere, am
deed in the whole state OF Missouri nes WIN toss
desire to restrict tue liquor owl until they eau dss'
entirely.
NOT DISCOURAGED IN OREGON
PoprI AND Ore Dec. 1.-The Prohibitonists OF orc
gon are not discouraged They say that thcy VIII Esep
up their state and county ORGANIZATION. ana e'as
lecturer will be appointed who will travel threusa s
state instructing local prohibition clubs inovcmeh'
Is also on foot prohibition paper In THIS cI
.f
THE SUBWA PUF ~ SHAPE FOE WiSfEH'
About 500 workmen were busy In dhercni pus VI
tho city on tho subways yesterday They were pntuhs
tho streets where they had been at work In order s@
tho trenches had been closed. Al the Eeghteenth,t'
Thirty. ghthst and Fifty eghth ST. crossings OF RUN
ave. thcy were relaying the Filth ave pavement I'r
gtneer Beckwith said that Marty all the woth woi
10 finished yesterday aud the only iurth'r uo'"' "
BIO at tho Fifth ave- crossings. 49, - .os,-.
"No new work tho trenches Will be done oe. a,S
spring, said Mr.. Beckwth, but General newton 81
that he will give US permits TO make connection, ~a
houses and street LAMPS when tho weather Is i'or
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